Fun Facts from Tarkin by James Luceno - Easter Eggs, Legends Connections & More!

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  • @EckhartsLadder
    @EckhartsLadder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Why you'd ever reference something from Children of the Jedi is beyond me

  • @bloodydavid
    @bloodydavid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    James Luceno is one of my favorite star wars writer. His work is somehow... much more professionell and rich in detail compared to other authors

    • @sybillestahl8646
      @sybillestahl8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Davi Tarkin is very good, and almost makes you sympathetic to the eponymous Grand Moff, but my new favourite is Claudia Gray’s Lost Stars.

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish he wouldn't use the word decant so much. Or cachet...

  • @Master_Therion
    @Master_Therion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Tarkin should be remembered as the "Hero of Alderaan."
    He ended war, corruption, poverty etc. on that planet. Bless you Tarkin.

    • @patrickfrancis9245
      @patrickfrancis9245 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Thanks to Tarkin’s brilliance, the Alderaanian economy exploded

    • @alexfick2049
      @alexfick2049 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The economic boom was like no other

    • @verovia1712
      @verovia1712 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Master Therion he would be a perfect servent for

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Your right...from a certain point of view.

  • @grand-dadmiral
    @grand-dadmiral 6 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Tarkin was a terrible boss. He left the entire population of Alderaan unemployed in seconds.
    "You may fire when ready", he said. Terrible, terrible employer. I left him an angry review on SpaceYelp for that stunt.

    • @darthtroller
      @darthtroller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LMAO 😂😂😂

    • @narwhallegion8583
      @narwhallegion8583 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But he also completely eliminated poverty

    • @wolfgod6443
      @wolfgod6443 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@narwhallegion8583 Actually he increased poverty, the people of Alderaan literally have nothing, can't get much poorer than that.

    • @narwhallegion8583
      @narwhallegion8583 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wolfgod 64 but they don’t need to spend money on anything

    • @wolfgod6443
      @wolfgod6443 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@narwhallegion8583 A you're right. Guess they got a utopian society over there.

  • @skyearl1816
    @skyearl1816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Q&A: Who do you think was Luke's father? Up to now we only have vague mentions by Ben Kenobi and Uncle Owen. All we know is that he was a Jedi and a good pilot. Do you think we will get more information about this guy in the upcoming Episode V?

    • @darthtroller
      @darthtroller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@bastiliwanag6002 nah, you're being too much like Rian Johnson, subverting expectations and create plot holes, why didn't Ben tell Luke if this were the case?

    • @Bryan-dr5qy
      @Bryan-dr5qy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@darthtroller George Lucas totally killed the plotline, did he even see the first film? Luke's dad was supposed to be killed by Vader, it's just a stupid excuse to subvert our expectations. P.S How can Tie Bombers drop bombs in space? Obi-Wan can just appear as a ghost anytime but not when Luke needs help on Cloud City? Lore breaking plotholes I tell you!

    • @ThobiasTutorials
      @ThobiasTutorials 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And did you guys see the scene where Han tricks two star destroyers into colliding with each other! It totally breaks the lore if one ship can easily take out two destroyers!

    • @thesmiler6405
      @thesmiler6405 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny..still doesn't make the Last Jedi good though

    • @kylestateler
      @kylestateler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DevilHunter6666 For the last time, it doesn’t matter who Luke’s parents are. They’re no ones.

  • @theouterrimreporter5093
    @theouterrimreporter5093 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love this book because it revealed the beautiful first name of the Emperor Palpatine. "S H E E V". Magnificent, isn't it?

    • @barkasz6066
      @barkasz6066 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Steve Palpatine bringing you the partaaaaaayyy

    • @Sondergirl1610
      @Sondergirl1610 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its ironic

    • @joeyscullion9646
      @joeyscullion9646 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It didn't

    • @lartts7483
      @lartts7483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joeyscullion9646 It did

  • @SIX622
    @SIX622 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Luceno’s writing is excellent. The narrative is so engaging, exciting and thorough. His ability to set the ambience of a given location is second to none. I have listened to the Tarkin Audiobook multiple times and thought it was fantastic. I also purchased the book which I have read most of. I highly recommend this book as it really fills in a lot of gaps in the original trilogy. The part I found particularly intriguing was palpatines quest for ultimate power and the reluctant professional relationship between Tarkin and Vader. There’a a lot more to Tarkin than just what was seen in Ep.4. It’s a shame he wasn’t developed more on screen. An intriguing character for sure.

  • @KamoseMills
    @KamoseMills 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love the Tarkin novel!!!!
    There are a lot of great SW authors (many of whom I wish were still writing for the franchise) but when you read Luceno’s books you can tell how knowledgeable he is about the franchise with his nods and mentions to other stuff.

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well, aside from the fact that around half his nods are to stuff he wrote himself, sure.

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He ties a lot of other stuff together too, especially in Darth Plagueis

  • @StuartLugsden
    @StuartLugsden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    0:11 That was around the time I started watching your channel. You became my favorite SW channel from that moment onward.

  • @robertwallace5288
    @robertwallace5288 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another fun fact, was during the discription of the uniform re-design, and the fact of the boots had to be comfortable, to contrast the complaints Peter Cushing had about the costume he wore during a new hope.

  • @jacoblyman9441
    @jacoblyman9441 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tarkin was one of the first canon novels I read. I got it in paperback in "The Rise of the Empire" collection were it was paired alongside New Dawn. Its kind of funny, a lot of people seem to dislike New Dawn but reading Tarkin before it and then going into New Dawn with the shortstories included in the book is a surprisingly great transition. Tarkin is dark and evil, New Dawn was light hearted and fun. Sort of a Yin-Yang pairing. As such, New Dawn pairs with Tarkin surprisingly well as sort of a message of a hopeful rebellion rising after seeing Tarkin in his novel so ruthlessly destroy rebels.
    Also major props to how Tarkin incorporates Legend's material back into the canon. It amazes me to hear these references and to think just how much research some authors put into their Star Wars books.

    • @deano6966
      @deano6966 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you recommend paperback books? Do they degrade easily or should i go with a hardcover book. Asking because i'm buying Dark Disciple and Ahsoka soon

    • @jacoblyman9441
      @jacoblyman9441 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have been buying paperbacks for the most part, since they usually are about $10 cheaper than the hardcovers.
      I have not had any experiences with degrading binding or anything of that sort with my paperbacks. But mind you I live in a high desert, low humidity environment. So the only way I could see the binding coming apart is if I handled them roughly. I have a few older paperbacks in my collection which came from my parents or grandparents and they are still in good condition with the only issue being the paper yellowing. Again though, the low humidity probably helps.

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I have Rise of the Empire. I wanted to get the Jason Fry story as well. New Dawn was alright, but probably overlong. Tarkin was too short, and Luceno does have some awkward quirks he uses and word choices (like decant, and cachet)

    • @jacoblyman9441
      @jacoblyman9441 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually tried introducing my mom to Star Wars novels shortly after Rogue One came out by lending her my copy of Catalyst. She couldn't get through it because of all the psuedo-science terms and talk about starship classes etc. I really enjoyed that aspect of Luceno's writing, and it hadn't occurred to me that it would turn off others to the book until after I hear that from my mom.

  • @KrypticElement
    @KrypticElement 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another fun fact: this novel made the planet Rhen Var (the planet from the CW and Battlefront video games) canon, also mentioning how Clone Cold Assault troopers served there

  • @bucketofparts
    @bucketofparts 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think it's kind of a "fun fact" to get confirmation that Tarkin had essentially deduced Vader's identity. And that he knew there was something fishy surrounding the motivations behind the Clone War...he simply didn't care what. Tarkin was a genius, and I loved the way the novel was able to convey that through his thoughts and actions, not simply telling us how smart he was through exposition.

  • @gauleateroflight2695
    @gauleateroflight2695 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about the Veermoks? They were primate like creatures that were first pictured in Legends (specifically the wildlife of Star Wars where we got the most information about them) and they were mentioned as being native to Eriadu in Tarkin

  • @worlds3061
    @worlds3061 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "You may fire when ready"

  • @SpaceW-
    @SpaceW- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was hoping you’d give FractalSponge a shoutout. He’s made a lot of designs that are well-liked

  • @Inazarab
    @Inazarab 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    James Luceno is my favourite Star Wars author. Him and also Drew Karpyshyn. I hope the two of them write a lot more canon stuff.

    • @sybillestahl8646
      @sybillestahl8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Inazarab How do you feel about Claudia Gray?

    • @Inazarab
      @Inazarab 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven't read any of her stuff yet. I haven't really been interested in it from the descriptions I've read. However, I am looking forward to Master & Apprentice which she is writing now to be released in 2019. It's about Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon hopefully it'll be great.

    • @sybillestahl8646
      @sybillestahl8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Inazarab I loved Lost Stars, but if perhaps you really don’t want a Star Wars story with a central romance, that’s fair enough. I liked Bloodline too, though not quite as much. It had a lot of politics and non-action intrigue, but no more than Plagueis.

    • @sybillestahl8646
      @sybillestahl8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Inazarab I will also mention that they are all available as audiobooks, which my local library, and maybe yours too, lets you have for free through a phone app called Overdrive. So you don’t have to commit to a $30 book. I listen while I do other stuff.

    • @Inazarab
      @Inazarab 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I'm not too interested in romance but maybe I'll check out Bloodline. though I did like Dark Disciple which has romance... who knows maybe I would like Lost Stars maybe I'll give that one a try too.

  • @timchindles424
    @timchindles424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wasn't Tarkin originally supposed to be in the Legends/old EU continuity? Like a bunch of the early Disney canon books.

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was planned for it, but finished after the switch over.
      It also changes some backstory for interdictors, I think. But I loose track of such retcons.

    • @DatacronKeeper
      @DatacronKeeper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is and as far as I can tell Tarkin didn’t change much if at all during the transition (hence why there are multiple references and characters from Legends.)

    • @DatacronKeeper
      @DatacronKeeper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I personally accept Tarkin as both Legends and New Canon.

  • @BON3SMcCOY
    @BON3SMcCOY 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Used my audible free book for this one and it was great

  • @dustink2763
    @dustink2763 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos Alex! Keep up the great work

  • @markkraske3025
    @markkraske3025 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here is a list of vehicles that were first made in Canon in this novel, along with their Legends origins:
    - _Secutor_-class Star Destroyer (Dark Empire - 1991 - Retcon)
    - _Victory_-class Star Destroyer (Han Solo’s Revenge - 1979)
    - Detainer CC-2200 (Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader - 2005)
    - Immobilized 418 cruiser (The Star Wars Rule Companion - 1989)
    - _Carrack_-class light cruiser (Heir to the Empire - 1991)
    - YT-1000 freighter (Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures - 1996)
    - CC-7700 frigate (Star Wars: Rebellion - 1998)
    - Tikiar (Children of the Jedi - 1995)

  • @commandercody594
    @commandercody594 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    He was nicer when he was younger back in my time.

  • @ArmorFrogEntertainment
    @ArmorFrogEntertainment 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The book also mentions hyperspace ramming is even capable of damaging planets. Suck it, TLJ haters. :P
    (The ones who think the Holdo maneuver is a plot hole, not the ones who think the movie was badly paced and kept interrupting its own dramatic tension.)

    • @evrint
      @evrint 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What page is that on in the book?

    • @ianli3027
      @ianli3027 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There are a lot of things we dislike about TLJ that aren't about hyperspace ramming.

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's in chapter 3, page four, I think?

    • @evrint
      @evrint 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrissonofpear3657 OK, thank you.

  • @Xerocoo
    @Xerocoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good Guy Luceno= trying to save as much legends as he can

  • @exbacon6225
    @exbacon6225 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You forgot about the allegiance battle cruiser is canon now too

  • @user-Jay178
    @user-Jay178 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video this book is cool.

  • @Thecrazygamer2
    @Thecrazygamer2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even Pee-el? Its Evan Piel. Evan like Evan almighty. Piel like you're peeling a Banana. EVAN PIEL

  • @jeangael57
    @jeangael57 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How dare he not mention my very own ship, my legacy, is helmed by rebel scum.

  • @thesmiler6405
    @thesmiler6405 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heir to the Jedi next please

  • @CaptainNick-qe1vc
    @CaptainNick-qe1vc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I found something you missed. The Invincible was mentioned.

  • @darthbong800
    @darthbong800 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What chance would you give the Yuuzhan Vong being made canon and in what format would be best live action or animation

  • @UraiFen44444444
    @UraiFen44444444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice Video :)

  • @Mike-nu8qs
    @Mike-nu8qs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happened to your Legends series?

  • @deano2112rox
    @deano2112rox 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Still need to get around to Tarkin!

  • @madebymelz7702
    @madebymelz7702 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nils Tennant was mentioned in A Certain Point of view

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      In place of both Romodi and Yularen, as I recall, who were omitted?

  • @noakj006
    @noakj006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are you still going to read every Legend book in release order, as I've only seen you upload the Splinter of the Mind's Eye on your channel, and that was a couple of months ago? :)

    • @StuartLugsden
      @StuartLugsden 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I really hope he dose continue.

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was the original Thrawn trilogy the next novels released after SotME?

  • @jediknight2627
    @jediknight2627 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do Darth plagueis next

  • @grandadmiralmeepers2928
    @grandadmiralmeepers2928 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about fondor?

  • @andyrihn1
    @andyrihn1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love the Dark Lord novel. Too bad it doesn’t really work with the inhibitor chips being canon

    • @deano6966
      @deano6966 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      How so?

    • @andyrihn1
      @andyrihn1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Deano several clone commandos directly disobey Order 66 knowing exactly what it is and even attack fellow clones to help jedi escape. In canon, the only clones that could disobey were either cut off from communications or had the chips removed and there is no evidence that any clone knew about order 66

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      They could have escaped before the chips worked, or they had shut down accidentally. Or not all clones have them...

  • @Bryan-dr5qy
    @Bryan-dr5qy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    When exactly did Tarkin design the new uniforms

    • @keondricpaigg7375
      @keondricpaigg7375 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bryan Leong At the beginning of the book it's legit like the 1st thing you read.

    • @Bryan-dr5qy
      @Bryan-dr5qy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@keondricpaigg7375 I just wonder why the imperials in the Vader comic wear the uniform that Tarkin hasn't even designed yet

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Similar, but different? I thought he just made modifications for practicality?

  • @SeanA099
    @SeanA099 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Or how Taejon knew that Vader was Anakin because of their interactions during the Clone Wars

  • @calboi9278
    @calboi9278 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quite early squad where you at?

  • @swiftysolves2081
    @swiftysolves2081 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Apparently Alex reply’s to the early ones..

  • @Bad_Games
    @Bad_Games 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yeezy Yeezy Yeezy
    YEEZY

  • @RedCaio
    @RedCaio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the thumbnail, Tarkin looks like he’s peeing

  • @joelcox5801
    @joelcox5801 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm curious to the reason why we're getting this video now?

  • @ThatOneGuy46696
    @ThatOneGuy46696 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you were going to mention Fractal Sponge, you should have used his actual model.

  • @TheGlobalNetworkOfficial
    @TheGlobalNetworkOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    11th

  • @EM-lz4rb
    @EM-lz4rb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MTFBWY

  • @cwylfre
    @cwylfre ปีที่แล้ว

    Really? Couldn't even bother mentioned about two interesting details... 🤦
    For those who don't know that in the novel there a Confederacy's legion named after General Grievous and Darth Vader was rumors to be a counterpart of the late General Grievous that Sidious had been holding in reserve.

  • @WillStoneman1994
    @WillStoneman1994 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aftermath books were the worst Star Wars books I’ve ever read.

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty bad, yeah, and a waste of some set up. Do read quick though, for action scenes - but also rather long. Book 2 was the best, but mainly by default. I skipped book 1.

  • @wilbimcs
    @wilbimcs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    That book is just bad litterature...